In addition, the local units of the three automakers will have to pay a combined fine of 7.17 billion won, or approximately $5.9 million at the current exchange rates. A total of 4,523 vehicles from the aforementioned models have already been sold and registered in South Korea.

Reuters reports it has contacted the local divisions of Nissan and BMW, and has been informed the brands would try to achieve certification for those affected models again. A spokesman at Porsche was not available for comments at that moment.

As for the Nissan Qashqai, the South Korean government discovered the Japanese SUV features a cheating device, following emissions tests on 20 diesel vehicles in the wake of Volkswagen’s Dieselgate cheating scandal. The regulator found that the Qashqai diesel shut off its pollution reduction system when driving at normal temperatures, according to Reuters. However, Nissan denied accusations, saying it “has not and does not employ illegal defeat or cheat devices in any of the cars that we make.”